Washington DC, July 18 -- US President Donald Trump, 79, has been diagnosed with a "benign and common" vein condition known as chronic venous insufficiency after he noticed swelling in his legs, the White House has said.

Trump's physician, Sean Barbabella, said in a memorandum, released by the White House on July 17 said that the US president underwent a thorough health examination after he noticed mild swelling in his legs, and it revealed no evidence of a more serious condition like deep vein thrombosis or arterial disease.

Barbarella said the president remains in "excellent" overall health after he was "thoroughly evaluated" by the White House Medical Unit, after noticing mild swelling in his lower legs. This, he said, was done keepi...